Bicycle sharing companies have made a huge presence in China, but the trend has also brought along the problem of disposing of the old, broken bikes. These discarded bikes are usually dumped onto streets or in graveyards that are filling ...
DVELAS in Spain manufactures furniture from upcycled sails, the prowess of which is rightfully displayed by Vaurien floating sunbed whose unique curved shape draws inspiration from a boat and sails. Designed by Enrique Kahle, the Vaurien sunbed provides seating and ...
Plastic waste has become an inevitable problem, but there are several eco-conscious designers and companies devising innovative ways to reuse everyday plastic and recycle ocean plastic into furniture or some useful accessories for homes. You may remember Micaella Pedros, who uses ...
IKEA opened its first store in India last year in Hyderabad and the Swedish furniture giant wants to make further inroads into the Indian market doing something for the environment. It’s a well-known fact that India’s capital Delhi is one ...
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company aka Airbus has launched its own online shop “A Piece of Sky”. The shop sells one-of-a-kind furniture and lighting products made from end-of-life aircraft parts. Airbus employees Anaïs Mazaleyrat and Jérémy Brousseau came up ...
Paul Firbank and Lizzie Gossling of London-based The Rag and Bone Man transforms vintage machinery, vehicle parts and scrap into lighting, furniture, accessories and other bespoke objects. Whether it is an aircraft radial engine turned into a chandelier or some ...
A bathtub is an important part of any bathroom that invites you to soak in soapy water. Right from stone and porcelain, to fiberglass or carbon fiber, bathtubs come in a range of materials that can add beautiful curves to your bath ...
French artist Benedetto Bufalino is well known for his unique art of turning unused things into functional objects. His latest work is a red Fiat Coupe cleverly transformed into a functional street food car. It is created in collaboration with ...
People these days choose products intelligently, after enquiring the production process and environmental footprint, which is significantly changing the perspective of how designers and manufacturers are envisioning consumer products. Take the example of Japanese footwear brand Ccilu, who recently launched ...
When it comes to furniture made from reclaimed materials, many of us do not prefer showing it off in our living room. All those who think along the same lines can give recycled aircraft furniture a try. Made out of ...
